Get your gifts delivered in time
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Choose express postage service for fast delivery
An eBay Plus membership gives you Free Express Metro* for $4.99 a month.
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Check the postage dates provided by Australia Post
You can find information on the seller’s location under 'Postage and Payments' on the item page.
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Know your seller's handling time
Sellers need to pack your item before it can be sent. Find handling times under 'Postage and Payments'.
Express delivery cut-off dates
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NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD & SA
Order needs to be shipped by 23/12
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NT, TAS & WA
Order needs to be shipped by 22/12
*Parcels sent to/from Geelong, Gold Coast and Newcastle follow the above metro location cut-off dates
AusPost shipping cut-off dates
The dates provided are for Parcel Post items being sent to/from metro locations, collected by AusPost trucks or vans and taken directly to AusPost processing facilities. For Parcel Post items being sent outside a metro area or being lodged over the counter, please allow additional time.
Guide to delivery timings in December
Sending to New South Wales*
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 22/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 18/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 19/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 16/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Australian Capital Territory
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 22/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 18/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 19/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 16/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Victoria*
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 22/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 18/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 19/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 16/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Queensland*
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 22/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 17/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 18/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 17/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to South Australia
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 22/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 18/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 19/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 17/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Western Australia
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 18/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 18/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 18/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 17/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 18/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 22/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 16/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 17/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Tasmania
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 18/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 19/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 16/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 22/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 12/12 | 22/12 |
Sending to Northern Territory
| Sending from | Parcel post | Express post |
| New South Wales* | 16/12 | 23/12 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 16/12 | 23/12 |
| Victoria* | 16/12 | 23/12 |
| Queensland* | 12/12 | 23/12 |
| South Australia | 17/12 | 23/12 |
| Western Australia | 12/12 | 22/12 |
| Tasmania | 12/12 | 22/12 |
| Northern Territory | 22/12 | 22/12 |
*Parcels sent to/from Geelong, Gold Coast and Newcastle follow the above metro location last sending dates.
